On a day in early June, John Lackey’s locker in the Cubs swank new clubhouse contains all the expected items for a Major League Baseball player. Uniforms, hats, bats and gloves all have their place. But two items don’t quite fit. A neon green bat way too small for Lackey’s 6-foot-6 frame rests against the locker, while a small pair of blue swimming trunks hang next to his pinstriped shirt and pants. They belong to Lackey’s 7-year-old son. “He makes himself at home,” the pitcher says with a smile. In many clubhouses, children of players are welcome, but it isn’t always an easy co-existence. Adam LaRoche retired from the White Los Angeles Dodgers Jerseys Sox after the team requested he limited his son’s time in the clubhouse. In most cases, children are welcomed as long as their fathers use discretion. Cubs catcher Miguel Montero played catch with his son deep in the left field at Wrigley hours before Chicago’s June 6 win over the Marlins. With the schedule cheap jerseys baseball players keep during season, players appreciate the flexibility of bringing kids to work. But in many ways, being a father isn’t any different for professional players from the many fathers who will come out to watch them play on Father’s Day. For example, being a professional baseball player doesn’t mean your 14-year-old daughter won’t be embarrassed by you. “She doesn’t want me to drop her off in front of the school,” said White Sox pitcher James Shields. “She gets all embarrassed when I hang out with her friends. She’s just being a normal teenager.” During season, baseball players have long road trips. When their kids are old enough to be in school, sometimes a family will stay in their off-season home, which isn’t necessarily in the same city as he plays in. Baseball wives, girlfriends and fiancees will New England Patriots Jerseys take on the majority of the family work. If you want to know more about 2017 world baseball information, see http://www.2017worldbaseballjersey.us, you can get it!